Broadway Melody Of 1938

Hi! Although the actors and horse are quite fun, I loved this film MOST for the MUSIC! It was created in the post-depression era, during the time that war tensions were increasing, in Europe (WWII). Every performer was a big star, at the time it was released, ensuring much more audience excitement and appreciation than we might find, today.THE PLOT is loosely based around the story of Seabiscuit, the famous racehorse who overcame prejudice, injury, and a form of horse depression, to run races faster than the more sleek, pure-bred racehorses. NOTE TO PARENTS: Get out the toy horses, for your kids to use to mimic StarGazer in the races! Try for towels, to play the role of the (not Greek!) barber.MUSIC/OPERA BUFFS: IGOR GORIN APPEARS IN THIS FILM! Judy Garland is lovely, singing to Mr. Gable, but Gorin brings the horse to the finish line, with one of the fastest versions of Figaro, from the BARBER, ever sung on film. Also: there is a RARE GORIN RECORDING of Toreador, from CARMEN. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!STRESSED OUT? Curl up with popcorn & hot cocoa & a blanket. Sleep well, and wake up feeling better in the morning. Take Care! :-)

Eleanor Powell sure can rock a top hat, coat, and tails!Up until the last number, 'Your Broadway and My Broadway,' I felt this was pretty much on par with the previous one. You had a lot of same cast members, some familiar tunes interpolated or referenced, and it hit a lot of the same narrative beats. But then that last number... Damn. That was spectacle done right. They also work in a theme about Broadway being a tradition passed down from generation to generation (and Broadway had been around for 3 or generations by this point). This is no clearer than having past, present, and future represented by Sophie Tucker (who gets a couple crowd favorite numbers), Eleanor Powell, and Judy Garland (who makes a significant impact with her limited screen time -- 'Dear Mr. Gable' was one of the cutest things ever). I really liked this one on a pure entertainment level. These things just keep getting better, so my expectations of the last one, which finally pairs Fred Astaire with Eleanor Powell, are sky high.

Incredibly entertaining. Eleanor Powell was the quintessential dancer who created her own dance routines. She was amazing. George Murphy was a strong dance partner for her. Wonderful to see Buddy Ebsen dancing too. Fun plot. The songs are enjoyable and the dance numbers are fun.

The story of BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938 is not so much zany as just simply bizarre. Raised on a horse farm where she also somehow learned to sing and dance, Eleanor Powell goes to New York in search of fame and fortune on the Great White Way, where she meets (a) George Murphy and Buddy Ebsen, two horse trainers who are also dancers; (b) Robert Taylor, a producer determined to star her in his new show; and (c) one of the horses from her farm. When the horse comes up lame, Eleanor rescues him--and before too long it becomes necessary for the horse to win the big race in order to finance the show!Eleanor Powell was MGM's great dancing star of the era, George Murphy was one of the screen's most reliable hoofers, and Buddy Ebsen was reknowned as a character actor with an eccentric dance style--all three have tremendous star quality and they generate several charming moments. But today the film is chiefly recalled for two supporting players: Sophie Tucker and Judy Garland.Sophie Tucker had been a great stage star for more than 20 years when this film was made, and MELODY offers one of her rare screen appearances: with her no-nonsense, no-holds-barred style, she leaves little doubt about why she was so celebrated--especially when she launches into her signature song "Some of These Days." Garland, on the other hand, was just really beginning her film career, a slightly chunky teenager with a great big voice--and after putting it through the bullseye with a knockout performance of "Everybody Sing" she nailed the audiences of the day with her famous version of "You Made Me Love You," sung to a photograph of Clark Gable. It was the stuff dreams are made of, and from that moment on her film career was straight up all the way.The stars knock themselves out to make it fun, and very often it is. But as a whole, it never really seems work in a consistent sort of way. When all is said and done, BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938 is the sort of show that you watch for certain scenes rather than for the show itself, which is considerably less than the sum of its parts. Recommended for 1930s musical fans, but even they will likely find very thin stuff indeed.GFT, Amazon Reviewer

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IT SHOWS YOU HOW GREAT A DANCER ELEANORE POWELL REALLY WAS. GREAT SHOW GREAT SUPPORTING CAST GREAT PERIOD MUSICAL. ITS A SHAME SHE RETIRED SO YOUNG....

uno dei film musicali cult. numeri di ballo con una powell bravissima e bellissima come sempre. una delle ballerine di tiptap piu' accreditate e piacevoli anche da vedere. robert taylor molto giovane e bellissimo. uno dei pochi belli che non si sono mai montati la testa e quindi veramente piacevole da guardare e con una bellissima voce. la giovanissima judy garland con la sua voce unica ed inimitabile. indimenticabile nella canzone dedicata a clark gable, bravissima anche quando canta everybody sing. e che dire del resto del cast? super. quando uscira' in italiano? peccato che questi bellissimi films senza tempo non arrivino sul mercato italiano. non c'e' la cultura in italia. se almeno la tv li riproponesse, ma non si cava nulla da una rapa?.

Está bien la película. Es recomendable para ver y oir los primeros pasos de Judy Garland en la industria cinematográfica.

This is a film of its time and so should not be judged by our modern standards, but the dancing prowess of Eleanor Powell is well worth the tame story line

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Silly plot but fine musical numbers